Is Mal Reynolds Ant-Man?

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And other Marvel-ous mysteries.

By Scott Collura

Iron Man 2 has come and gone as far as the average fanboy is concerned, so now it's time to start turning our attention to every bit of minutia that comes from all the other in-progress superhero movies. Today's rumor? Serenity/Firefly star Nathan Fillion may be playing Ant-Man in the Avengers movie (and, presumably, the subsequent solo film for the character).

The Playlist Nation and Marvelous News have this report, which all stems from the tweets of a relatively unknown actor named Kevin Pennington (isn't that where all the news of the world comes from these days?). Essentially, he's been intimating that he'll be appearing in an upcoming Marvel picture, presumably Captain America. But as who?

Marvelous News thinks it'll be as a member of S.H.I.E.L.D., possibly "Dum Dum" Dugan, Wendell Vaughn (who eventually becomes Quasar), or Hawkeye. But a source tells Playlist that it wouldn't be the latter, nor would it be Ant-Man since Fillion is "locked-in" to the role. Allegedly, this Fillion casting would be announced at Comic-Con… and yet, another (apparently "high-end" source) denies that the actor will play the diminutive Avenger at all.

So what to take away from all of this? A whole lot of nothing, frankly, aside from the fact that some guy named Pennington might have a new job. Thank you for your time.